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New York Mets traded Ray Searage to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Veryzer on January 8, 1982.

New York Mets signed free agent Tim Spehr of the Atlanta Braves on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets released Joe Crawford on January 8, 1998.

New York Mets signed free agent Dae-Sung Koo on January 8, 2005.

Atlanta Braves signed Kelly Johnson of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2016.

New York Mets claimed Stephen Tarpley on waivers from the Miami Marlins on January 8, 2021.

Seattle Mariners signed Paul Sewald of the New York Mets as a free agent on January 8, 2021.

New York Mets signed free agent Alex Claudio on January 8, 2022.

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Random Article from the Ultimate Mets Scrapbook

METS SOLD: Record $21.1 million paid by Doubleday-Pickett group
New York Daily News, January 25, 1980
The Mets are sold for the first time in their history. Plus, "Mets present a big task for Doubleday".
Tags: Lorinda de Roulet, Nelson Doubleday.


Randomly selected Met Player

Gary Carter
Born: April 8, 1954
at Culver City, Cal.
Died: February 16, 2012 at West Palm Beach, Fla.
Carter
Years with Mets: 1985 - 1989

600 games. 89 hr, 349 rbi, 0.249
272 runs, 2 stolen bases


Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies
1995 Game Results
05/19 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Gunderson (W, 1-0)
05/20 Phillies 10, Mets 8 Harnisch (L, 0-1)
05/21 Phillies 5, Mets 3 Jones (L, 3-2)
06/19 Phillies 6, Mets 3 Mlicki (L, 4-3)
06/20 Phillies 8, Mets 2 Harnisch (L, 1-4)
06/21 Phillies 6, Mets 2 Jones (L, 4-4)
06/22 Phillies 8, Mets 2 Pulsipher (L, 0-2)
08/08 Mets 12, Phillies 10 Cornelius (W, 1-1)
08/09 Mets 4, Phillies 0 Isringhausen (W, 2-1)
08/10 Mets 5, Phillies 1 Florence (W, 1-0)
09/15 Mets 4, Phillies 1 Isringhausen (W, 7-2)
09/16 Mets 10, Phillies 8 Telgheder (W, 1-1)
09/17 Mets 8, Phillies 2 Cornelius (W, 2-6)
1995 totals: 7 wins, 6 losses



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